Woohoo… I won the ‘Best Personal Brand 2017 Award’ as an Entertainment Blogger! Never thought of classifying myself as one, but given that 65% of my articles are movie reviews, this is indeed a pretty fitting category for me.So, I received an email notification in November from the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) informing that I’m one of the winners for the Best Personal Brand 2017 Award. My first response was 😲 (wait, what? how! why?) And I’m guessing (pretty accurately) that there’s some people out there who are thinking out loud the same thing…

What is the Best Personal Brand 2017 Award?

This award is a prestigious form of recognition given by the Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) for individuals who had made a positive difference in their professional life by utilising their personal assets, strengths, skills and positioning. The individual have distinguished themselves from their business peers by curating their own personal image and identity.Shared by Media Strategist and Professional Speaker Mr Andrew Chow who was also the curator, he explained how there are many individuals whose great personal branding has helped them to expand their business, increase their social influence and make a huge difference in the network they are serving. Many awards in the marketplace are meant for companies. Hence, this award focuses on the individuals whose brand and personality are the game changer.

What are the nomination criteria?

To qualify for nomination or curation, at least one of these requirements:
• Notable achievement like Tribe-building
• Extensive community services
• Have published a book solely under their name
• Enjoy local and regional presence, social media following, media coverage, and charity
• Won awards in their respective industry before

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Acceptance Speech for winning MIS Best Personal Brand Award 2017

When you win an award or honor, it’s traditional to share a few words. I’m glad I’m not made to do that on the Awards’ Night upon receiving the ‘Best Personal Brand Award’. While this is not the inspiring and powerful Golden Globes speech by Oprah Winfrey, nor is this my Oscars acceptance speech, I thought it’s only right for me to write something on this website, just because I was awarded for the efforts I’ve put here.First, a very big thank you to MIS (Marketing Institute of Singapore) for the invitation to the MIS Glittering Awards’ Night and those who had nominated me for the award. I started tiffanyyong.com to share my acting experiences, but alas, the lack of good acting opportunities slowly steered me to watching films, observing how the great actors act, and also attempting to dig out the trivia that might help anyone who read my reviews enhance their appreciation for the film. This is pretty much an unpaid and sometimes unappreciated work. Many questioned if it’s worth it to do so much work for a pair of tickets. Some tried to dissuade me from continuing. But it was all along not for ‘the pair of tickets’, as what most people assumed most bloggers work for.

Entering my sixth year (in 2018), I would like to thank the defunct omy.sg for the invitation to the numerous film previews in my first year of blogging. Those were the ones that kept me going, and in some ways, led to where I am now. Also, Clover Films Singapore, Shaw Organisation (Asian Films), Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Singapore (from VML Singapore) for the recognition and invitations. Most importantly, Mr Donnie Yen (Yes, you’ve read correctly) for the repost of my review of his Kungfu Jungle (2014). That was one of the milestones in my blogging life, and it did helped me get more invitations, hence saving quite a sum when I (finally) do not need to spend so much on movie tickets. Teehee.Next, the PR agencies and brands who trusted me and worked with me back in the days when it’s not just about following and likes, but quality and honest articles. Thanks for working with me even when my website was not exactly a ‘lifestyle’, ‘beauty’ or ‘fashion’ website that you need it to be. I am humbled and I wouldn’t have survive till now if not for you all.

Of course, I’m not forgetting the people who kept me going – the readers, and your encouraging comments & honest feedback. We all know the saying ‘The Hair Maketh the Man (or Woman)’, and the fans make the celebrity. I’m not yet a celebrity, neither can I claim to be an ‘influencer’. Personal Branding is something not just created by what I’ve written or posted on the world wide web, but also what you guys out there perceive me as a brand, as well as your experience of having a ‘relationship’ with Tiffany Yong. I sincerely hope that I can help you (yes, you readers) out there aspire to be better, even when I’m just the ABC girl-next-door. 🙂

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MIS Best Personal Brand Award 2017 Winner List (Alphabetical Order)

On top of the 6 Bloggers (Joe Teh, Amanda Yong, Yuki Ng, Sock Peng, Hong Peng and me!) who were presented the certification for ‘Best Personal Brand Award 2017’, there were 72 other winners from various industry sectors given the trophies!Here’s the list of winners, provided thanks to the curator aka Mr Andrew Chow.

Names:

Title:

Website:

Alvin Oh

Marketer of Residential Properties

Amos Marcus Koh

Celebrity Tailor

https://www.amosmarcus.com/

Ande Lai

Life Mentoring

Andrew Ang

Financial Service Director

https://www.sgandrew.com/

Angeline Teo

Executive Coach
Apelles Poh Financial Advisory

http://www.pepworldwideasia.com/about-us/team/angeline-teo/

Apelles Poh

Financial Advisory

Benjamin Ang

Advocate of Life Insurance in Asia

http://www.asiaadvisersnetwork.com/

Bernadette Chua

Business Culture Consultant

http://www.thedreamcatalyst.com/

Brenda Goh

Makeover Photography

http://www.themakeoverinc.com.sg/

Cayden Chang

Value Investing

http://mindkinesis.com/

Celine Chua

Marketer

Chia Chien Wei

Educator

Chris Chen Wai Teck

Financial Service Director

Chris Chew

Food & Beverage

Christopher Tock

Digital Marketing Strategist

http://www.socialgrooves.com/

Chua Kim Leong

Cryptocurrency Trainer

Collin Seow

Author

https://www.collinseow.com

Constance Lim

Life Coach

David Seen

Financial Service Director

Dominic Peters

Marketer of industrial properties

http://www.savills.com.sg/

Edmund Khong

Children Entertainer

https://www.captaindazzle.com/

Elias Tham

Aesthetic

https://www.ehaclinic.sg/

Eric Seah

Leadership by Example

Ernest Tan

Master Money Coach

Eugene Seah

Personal Branding Coach

http://eugeneseah.com/

Eunice Tan

Entrepreneur

Eunice Tan

People Connector

https://jpsconsultancy.com/

Grace Lin

Author

http://www.gracelin.com/

Han Kok Kwang

Entrepreneur

James Yap

Master of Networking

Jensen Siaw

Star Speaker

https://www.jensensiaw.com/

Jerome Joseph

Global Speaker and Consultant

http://jeromejoseph.com/

Joseph Chew

Financial Advisory

http://ippfa.com/

Joseph Wong

Expert Author

http://www.traininggearasia.com/

Joshua Luke

Entrepreneur

http://signatureimageacademy.com/

Ken Chee

Chairman, 8 Holdings

https://8iholdings.com/

Kendrick Ng

Visualizer

http://kendylife.com/

Lars Voedisch

Public Relations Strategist

http://www.preciouscomms.com/

Loh Teck Kwang

Facilitator

https://www.facebook.com/pareto.sg?fref=ts

Marcelly Suhali

Entrepreneur

Maxine Teo

Colourful Inspirer

http://www.maxacademy.com.sg/

Millie Leung

Women Empowerment

http://millieleung.com/

Moon Loh

Pro Recruiter

http://moonloh.com/

Mousumi Bhat

Author

Murshidah Said

Life Transformer

http://murshidahsaid.com/

Naveen Bhat

Author

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-bhat-83643a/

Ng Choon Seng

Master Facilitator

http://idialogue.sg/

Nick Jarvis Tan

Regional Trainer

http://www.nickjarvistan.com/

Nick Tan

Virtual Reality Innovator

http://www.360VRasia.com

Ooi Lay Yong

Fitness Innovator

https://www.gymnasticbodies.com.sg

Patrick Chang

Retirement Planner

Pearl Leong

Entrepreneur

http://whitespace.digital/

Phoon Kok Hwa

Publisher

https://candidcreation.com

Ram Dubey

Driven Counsellor

Raymond Zheng

Cryptocurrency Trainer

Richard Eng

Real Estate Strategist

Richard Gavriel

Associate Director

Richard Giam

Fund Raiser

http://rainmakerz.sg/

Ricky Ong

Trainer

Samuel Seow

Celebrity Lawyer

http://www.sslawcorp.com/

Sara Mei Woo

Woman Champion

Serene Zhao

Social Marketing

Sharlyn Lim

Emcee

https://emceeservices.com/

Sim Peck Cheng

Authentic Listener

Sylvia Tham

Master of Ceremony

http://emceesylvia.com/

Teo Peiru

Deep Innovator

https://www.peiruteo.com/

Teo Yong Song

Training & Development

Terence Chiew

MVP Advocate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/terencechiew/

Thng Beng Hooi

Trainers' Trainer

https://www.abmaximus.com/

Vincent Ng

Author

http://www.wufangsingapore.com/

Vivien Goh

Ventriloquist

http://www.zephyhdom.com/

P.S. I’ve tried to find as many social media links of the winners via Google as possible, but due to the common names, there might be some mistakes. So if you are one of the winners looking at this list and want to add in or correct the links, please do leave your comments here!

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MIS Glittering Awards’ Night

Here’s a video of the MIS Glittering Awards’ Night held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel by Techielobang Joe Teh.

1/2 of #TheEpiphanyDuplet, Tiffany Yong juggles her ABCs – Acting, Blogging and Coaching/Consulting as she is fuelled by passion and drive to succeed.

It is not easy to make a living in Singapore just purely based on Acting, so with Blogging to help her with her online presence, and Coaching kids drama, private tutoring and freelance social media consulting to finance her life, she is currently leading the life most people hope to have: Living the Dream!